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Comparison of nutrient intake of 100 participants by USDA and Zimbabwe food composition table |
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| Nutrients |
USDA Mean (SD) |
Zim FCT* Mean (SD) |
Intraclass correlation |
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| Energy (kcal) |
1492 (661) |
1401 (597) |
0.99 |
| Protein (g) |
33 (15) |
46 (25) |
0.94 |
| Fat (g) |
20 (12) |
26 (15) |
0.97 |
| Carbohydrate (g) |
300 (131) |
289 (133) |
0.99 |
| Calcium (mg) |
443 (222) |
360 (226) |
0.98 |
| Phosphorus (mg) |
560 (250) |
987 (367) |
0.94 |
| Potassium (mg) |
2746 (1830) |
3955 (2177) |
0.98 |
| Sodium (mg) |
1160 (401) |
1561 (644) |
0.78 |
| Vitamin A, (RE)** |
4362 (2978) |
1240 (789) |
0.53 |
| Vitamin C (mg) |
567 (462) |
506 (523) |
0.99 |
| Total folate (μ-g) |
99 (66) |
309 (183) |
0.68 |
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* FCT = Food composition table ** RE = Retinol equivalents | |||
Merchant et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:37 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-37 |
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